Off the rails: Man charged with DUI suspicion after charging down subway tunnel in SUV

Arrested: Scott Mitchell, 40, was taken into custody on Thursday after driving his SUV onto the underground tracks

A man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence on Thursday over allegations he shut down San Francisco's subway system for more than two hours after driving his SUV onto the underground tracks.

Forty-year-old Scott Mitchell, of Sebastapol, California, has also been charged with driving on train tracks and failure to obey a traffic sign, according to police.

No injuries were reported as Mitchell is expected to be cited and released.

Police spokesman officer Albie Esparza said: 'It appears he just drove into the tunnel and his vehicle got stuck when it hit a concrete step.

'We believe he was under the influence of alcohol. It's very fortunate that nobody was injured.'

Mitchell's
vehicle entered a tunnel on Church Street shortly before 6am and
travelled eastward almost to the Van Ness Station, said Paul Rose,
spokesman for the city's Municipal Transportation Agency.